Baladi
Wissam Kamal The First Lebanese Comedian on Comedy Central Arabia
8 years agoWissam Kamal is making his debut tonight on Comedy Central Arabia as he is taking part in the channel’s latest show “Ridiculousness Arabia – Season 2”. For those who are not familiar with Comedy Central, ...
Events
A 5-Minute Standing Ovation for “The Insult” at Venice’74
8 years agoZiad Doueiri’s “The Insult” was showing at the 2017 Venice Film Festival and received an honorable 5-minute standing ovation from the public. The movie made its debut at the Venice film festival last week and ...
Fun
Ragheb Alameh Tries to Moon Walk, Slips on Stage
8 years agoWas he trying to moon-walk? Or is this a new move by the Super Star? This reminded me for some reason of his epic butterfly dance back when he was still young. In all cases, ...
Art
One of The World’s Finest Pieces of Crystallized Gold is in Beirut
8 years agoI just finished reading a really intriguing story regarding one of the world’s finest pieces of crystallised gold, which was acquired for the Australian Museum in Sydney, got stolen in the late 1940s and somehow ...
Lebanon
Movie Review: “The Insult” by Ziad Doueiri
8 years agoThe Insult is about a verbal dispute between Toni Hanna (Adel Karam), a Lebanese Christian mechanic and survivor of the 1976 Damour Massacre and Yasser (Kamel El Basha), a Palestinian refugee living in camps and ...
Beirut
Beirut Municipality to Plant 7000 Trees By 2019
8 years agoThe Municipal Council of Beirut City is set to plant about 7000 trees, within a year from this date. The types of trees that are expected to be planted are Barakititium, Jacaranda, Olive, Albizia, Magnolia, ...
Critiques
Invoice Tax Increases to 250LL, 250LL & 50LL Stamps not in Circulation
8 years agoHere’s an extra reason why the new taxes law should be revisited. The invoice tax was increased from 100LL to 250LL, which means that we need to put a 250LL stamp on invoices instead of ...
Critiques
New Taxes Law Suspended by The Constitutional Council
8 years agoThe Constitutional Council has just ordered a suspension of the new tax law following an appeal led by MP Sami Gemayel and ten other MPs. This means that the new taxes won’t be implemented pending ...
Critiques
U.S Airstrikes Blocks Daesh Convoy
8 years agoChoukran Trump? Not really but it’s good to hear the convoy of Islamic State fighters that were given a safe passage to an ISIS-held territory near Iraq was stopped. Other airstrikes targeted militants racing to ...
Baladi
In Pictures: Abandoned Amriyeh Hotel
8 years agoAmriyeh Hotel was once one of Lebanon’s biggest hotels and a touristic hot spot. It was owned by Kayssar Amer and had its own theater and cinema. The hotel was located at Bekfaya’s entrance on ...